The public are being asked for their opinions in a consultation launched today about proposals to provide more trains in the Swansea Bay area, but Transport for Wales has admitted that its plans for developing two routes and opening stations will depend on financial support from London. The proposals have

The Budget proposals have angered the Welsh Government, which said: ‘Promises by the UK Government to deliver a £14 billion commitment to put right decades of rail underfunding have been kicked further down the tracks.’ Deputy minister for transport Mark Hooper said £30 million for Cardiff Parkway was ‘an insult to

Several major railway schemes have been given the green light by Chancellor John Healey, but critics say more attention needs to be paid to rail freight. The Chancellor’s list included the Bakerloo Line extension from Elephant & Castle into south east London, which was recognised as a ‘key infrastructure project’.

The new station at Beaulieu Park in Chelmsford has attracted twice as many passengers as expected in its first year. Over 800,000 passengers have been recorded since the station opened on 26 October 2025, although the initial first-year projections were between 290,000 and 390,000. Beaulieu Park was built to support 10,000 new homes

There will be no trains at Dagenham Dock, Rainham or Purfleet until further notice, after a GB Railfreight container train was derailed at Barking. The accident, on Friday afternoon, damaged about 1.2km of track, and engineers have been working over the weekend to remove the train and then assess the repairs

Train services on a number of routes in Scotland, Wales and northern England are still suspended this morning, as engineers continue to repair damage caused over the weekend by Storm Boelo. Some other lines have reduced services. On Northern, trains are not calling at Blyth Bebside or Northumberland Park, while some trains

Trains have been cancelled on a number of routes after Storm Austen arrived overnight. Great Western Railway, Northern, Greater Thameslink Railway, CrossCountry, South Western Railway, Transport for Wales and ScotRail are all reporting problems. GWR is running no trains to Okehampton, Newquay, Looe or Gunnislake, and services have been halved on the

Great Western Railway has warned that it will be reducing services in Devon and Cornwall on Friday, as Storm Austen could bring gusts of 60mph (96km/h) or more in Cornwall and west Devon. The Met. Office has issued an amber weather warning which applies between 03.00 and 10.00, and speed

David Horne launches the Azuma fleet at London King’s Cross in May 2019LNER managing director David Horne has been named as the integrated chief customer and commercial officer at Great British Railways. He was formerly the managing director of East Midlands Trains and then joined Virgin Trains East Coast. When that

The station at Bradford Interchange is to be rebuilt, replacing a structure which dates from the 1970s.  Interchange is one of two stations in the city centre. It was opened in 1973, replacing the larger Bradford Exchange, and includes a bus station. It is now used by intercity services as well